{"id":3702,"date":"2022-02-10T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T13:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:11:02","slug":"marthas-essay-beyond-barbarization-featured-in-gti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marthavanderbly.com\/?p=3702","title":{"rendered":"Martha&#8217;s essay &#8216;Beyond Barbarization&#8217; featured in GTI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Martha\u2019s essay <em>\u201c<\/em>Beyond Barbarization<em>\u201d<\/em> is featured in the new publication of the Great Transition Initiative  as a contribution to GTI Forum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/greattransition.org\/gti-forum\/which-future-are-we-living-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Which Future Are We Living In?<\/a>, under the section &#8216;Highlighting Bright Spots&#8217;.  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